Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Home Full Blood Count (FBC) Telemonitoring Device for Chemotherapy Patient

Lead Sponsor:

Philips Healthcare

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Royal Marsden Hospital

Conditions:

Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

19-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The Zodiac, a Philips healthcare telemonitoring system has been devised to allow cancer patients receiving chemotherapy to test their blood count at home. It is anticipated that the system will allow ...

Detailed Description

Philips Healthcare has devised a new home full blood count (FBC) home telemonitoring system which will allow cancer patients receiving chemotherapy to test their blood count at home (haemoglobin, haem...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female, age \> 18.
  • Able to give informed written consent in the English language.
  • Diagnosis of cancer and receiving chemotherapy or with a planned chemotherapy start date within 2 weeks of enrolment.
  • Patients who are able to perform finger prick test to obtain capillary blood.

Exclusion

  • Inability to give informed consent due to mental capacity or language problems.
  • Patients at risk of bruising or bleeding as a result of their disease or treatment.
  • Patients at risk of bruising or bleeding due to anticoagulants (heparin or warfarin), aspirin or thrombocytopenia (platelet count \<80).
  • Patients with diabetes mellitus
  • Patients with peripheral neuropathy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01436669

Start Date

June 1 2011

End Date

May 1 2012

Last Update

March 18 2021

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Royal Marsden Hospital

Belmont, Surrey, United Kingdom